StrokerAce 11,773 Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Okay guys... hoping this isn't a repeat but just trying to gauge the community on how everyone determines yardage while playing. I'm reviewing the new TomTom2 watch for the forum and this will help me with the Stage 2 review. Thanks in advance! If you use a GPS device what is it and what do you like/dislike about it? Watch? Smartphone app? Laser rangefinder? Something else? ALSO ... if money was NO object what would you have? Quote I got something to say then I'm gonna say it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigtazzGolf 1,901 Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 I use a laser 90% of the time and app on my phone the rest. If I play a new course it'll be about 70/30 in favor of my phone. Tazz Sent using the MGS app! @bigtazzGOLF on Twitter 1 Quote Grip n Rip it Chicks dig the LONG ball In my staff bag King F7+ Mitsubishi Tensei CK Pro White 60 - Graphite Tour X-Stiff CBX 13.5 3 Wood Atomic Irons 4-AW (reviewing) CG16 Satin 52* 588 RTX 2.0 56* and 60* Sentio Sierra 101-M Putter Proud tester of the Tommy Armour ATOMIC Irons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckymeyer 6,680 Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 I use a laser. Used to have a GPS that I really liked, but you had to download courses to it and it wasn't the speediest of devices. In all fairness it was an old Callaway one that was very nice when I got it (compared to others on the market at the time) but when it came time for a replacement I went with the laser. It's just faster and easier for me to use. If money was no object I would have both devices. I would use the laser as I currently do for just about everything. However the nice thing about the GPS with a big color screen is when you are playing unfamiliar courses you can get a flyover or overhead view of the hole. I can always use my phone for this in a pinch as well though. But hey, you said money was no object! 2 Quote Driver: SLDR w/ Fujikura Ventus Black 3w: '16 M2 hl w/ Diamana D+ 82 5w: Launcher HB w/ HZRDUS Yellow Hybrid: 22 deg. Launcher HB w/ HZRDUS Black Irons: 5i - gap Launcher CBX w/ Nippon Modus 3 125 Wedges: 54 CBX & 58 Zipcore w/ Nippon Modus 3 125 Putter: Red 7s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlew2144 433 Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 I use golf shot on my phone to help me with yardages. I have to make sure I keep an eye on it as it sometimes screws up but it's done well for me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattF 15,030 Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 I use Golf Pad on my phone. So far, they've had every course I've played but they had one marked wrong. Sent them an email and it was fixed in a couple of days. I also have an old Bushnell laser that I keep in the bag as a backup but it rarely sees daylight. If money was no object, I'd honestly keep what I've got or maybe get a pro membership with The Grint. 2 Quote In the bag: Driver: TSi2 Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black RDX 6.0 Hybrid: Maltby KE4 HDI 19°, 23° & 25° UST Recoil 660 F4 Irons: Maltby DBM Forged UST Recoil 660 F4 Wedge: Smartsole S Wedge: SCOR4161 46° and 50° Putter Sycamore 005 Wide Blade Bag: Alpha Convoy 514 Balls: MAXFLI Tour Cart: CaddyLite ONE Ver. 8 God Bless America, God save the Queen, God defend New Zealand and thank Christ for Australia! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Theoo 3,371 Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 I'm a laser user, for me is nice to be able to shoot and know distances to things other than the hole. If money was no object id like some sort of hybrid so it's all in one unit. I'm not a fan of having to carry around multiple devices. 1 Quote Driver: Epic 10.5 set to 9.5 w/ Tour AD-DI 44.5 FW: F6 baffler set at 16º Hybrid: NONEIrons: 3i 2014 TP CB 4-PW 2011 TP MC w/ TT S400 Wedges: 52º 56º 60 º w/ KBS C-Taper XS Soft-stepped Putter: Sigma G Tyne 34 inches Gold dot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckymeyer 6,680 Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 If money was truly no object I'd hire Emmanuelle Chriqui to follow me around the course with a laser and a GPS and give me yardages. 7 Quote Driver: SLDR w/ Fujikura Ventus Black 3w: '16 M2 hl w/ Diamana D+ 82 5w: Launcher HB w/ HZRDUS Yellow Hybrid: 22 deg. Launcher HB w/ HZRDUS Black Irons: 5i - gap Launcher CBX w/ Nippon Modus 3 125 Wedges: 54 CBX & 58 Zipcore w/ Nippon Modus 3 125 Putter: Red 7s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B 34,365 Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 My wife and I have both GPS (no watch) and laser. She tends to use the laser, I use the GPS most of the time. It's faster, gives me what I need to get on the green, but not go off the back. Knowing distance to the pin is nice, but I also need to know if the pin is front or back. 1 Quote “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peaksy68 5,105 Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 Usually laser, occasionally I'll use the markers if I haven't got line of site, mostly for lay ups. I tend to rely on visuals when pitching from close range. If I forget to get the range finder back off my daughter, I use the markers and hope I get my guess of pin position correct. 1 Quote 849 Pro Evenflow Riptide 6.0 F8 3 & 5 Woods Project X Evenflow Blue 6.0 TS2 7 Wood Project X Evenflow Blue 6.0 MP18 MMC - Project X LZ 5.5 Zipcore Wedges 50,54,58 - Project X LZ 5.5 MLA Tour Mallet 33" Z Star Pioneer bag buggy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveP043 5,789 Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 I'll use course markings a lot of the time, especially if I can get good yardage book for the course. I'm old-school that way. I've seen enough times that a GPS will conflict with properly installed yardage markers that I don't entirely trust GPS. I also use a laser for hole distances, but I want to know front and/or back yardages too, and that info I can get from the on-course markers most times. 2 Quote Irons Titleist AP2 714, KBS Tour S, 3 flat Rogue SubZero, GD YS-Six X 52, 56, and 60 wedges B60 G5i putter Right handed Reston, Virginia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver & black 6,461 Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 I use Free Caddie on my phone. I'm not a "good" player so, it serves the purpose for me. A yard or two one way or the other isn't going to ruin any round for me! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverickping 187 Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 I'm still using my Leupold GX-3 from years ago. Does everything I require, haven't looked at anything else. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlukes 16,780 Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 I always have my Bushnell Neo X GPS watch strapped to my bag for quick yardages, but when I need something more precise or the distance to a specific landmark then I shoot it with my laser 1 Quote G410 LST 9* Tour AD DI 6X G425 LST 14.5* Tour AD DI 7X 818 H2 20* Tour AD DI 85X MP20 HMB 4 - Tour AD 95X JPX 919 Tour 5-PW OBAN CT 115X(-) Vokey SM7 52F - 58D ChipR PLD Milled Anser 2 ProV1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozcycle 15,613 Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 I carry the Garmin G6......it can handle 3 rounds of golf, keeping score, recording club distance and reports FIR, GIR & total putts. I also stay aware of land markers and my distance to them to verify. I also carry a Laser which I use for the Par 3's. 1 Quote Driver: PXG 0211 w/Evenflo Riptide CB Regular shaft Fairways: PXG 0211 5W & 7W w/ Evenflo Riptide CB regular shaft and Tour Edge E521 9W w/Fubuki HD50 regular shaft Hybrid: Ben Hogan VKTR 3 Hybrid(18*)w/Recoil ES regular shaft Irons: Titleist T300 5-PW w/Fubuki MV Senior graphite shafts w/Golf Pride Tour Wedges: Cleveland RTX Zipcore (50*/54*/58*) w/DG Spinner wedge shafts Putter: 33” Evnroll ER2 w/Evnroll Gravity Grip Bag: Vice cart bag(Black). Ball: Maxfli Tour CG & Titleist Pro V1x. Using Shot Scope V3 and MG4000 Rangefinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MmmmmmBuddy 1,573 Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 I prefer to use both on courses that I am not familiar with. Garmin Fenix 3 watch and Bushnell Tour V2 Laser. (time to upgrade). When I am playing a course that I know, I will typically only rely on the laser. I prefer to use the GPS to find the front and back of greens, and perhaps carry yardages over hazards. On courses that I know, this is less of an issue.... 1 Quote Driver - Stealth 9° Graphite Design Tour AD XC Stiff Fairway - Cannot find one worth a dang Hybrid - ZX 16° & 18° GD Tour IZ S 2 Iron - ZU65 18° AeroTech SteelFiber 110icw S Irons - ZX7 Aerotech SteelFiber 110icw 4-Pw 1° flat Wedges - RTX Zipcore Raw 50° 54° 58° TTGDTI S400 1° flat Putters - Ping PLD Anser (inbound) Evnroll ER1V/Cameron Phantom 5x/Odyssey Toulon Stroke Lab Austin/Odyssey 2 Ball DFX/ TaylorMade Spider Tour Black/Ping Anser F/Scotty Cameron TeI3 Sole Stamp Newport 2. All with different grips, weights, and lengths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
808nation 1,790 Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 I use a Golf Buddy VS4 gps, it gives me instant yardages for front, center, and back pins. It also gives me shot distances to show how far I hit my last shot. That's all I really need at the moment, If money was no object, I'd want to try a laser like the Bushnell. Does it really make that of a difference in accuracy gps vs laser? Sent from MyGolfSpy mobile 1 Quote WITB: Driver: Sim2 Max w/ Fujikura Motore X F3 shaft FW Wood: F9 wood 14.5* Hybrids: Sim2 Max 3 Hybrid & Vapor Flex 4 hybrid Irons: Z565 - 7 thru PW & ZU85 - 5 thru 6 with Recoil ZT9 F4 shafts Wedges: RTX4 52*, 56*, 60* Putter: Scotty Cameron M2 Newport Ball: Black & Pro V1 Bag: 2018 MyGolfSpy stand Bag & 2021 Greenside Golf stand bag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver & black 6,461 Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 Another question that ties in with this: Do you find that you "need" a yardage finder on your home course that you probably know like the back of your hand? I rarely ever bother with it playing "at home". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MmmmmmBuddy 1,573 Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 Another question that ties in with this: Do you find that you "need" a yardage finder on your home course that you probably know like the back of your hand? I rarely ever bother with it playing "at home". Even if I am playing at a course that I have played 1000 times, I will want the exact yardage to the flag. It allows me to make a very confident (or confused) swing, without worrying "Am I 125 or 130??" Knowing that I am 127 frees up my pea sized brain for other tasks.... 2 Quote Driver - Stealth 9° Graphite Design Tour AD XC Stiff Fairway - Cannot find one worth a dang Hybrid - ZX 16° & 18° GD Tour IZ S 2 Iron - ZU65 18° AeroTech SteelFiber 110icw S Irons - ZX7 Aerotech SteelFiber 110icw 4-Pw 1° flat Wedges - RTX Zipcore Raw 50° 54° 58° TTGDTI S400 1° flat Putters - Ping PLD Anser (inbound) Evnroll ER1V/Cameron Phantom 5x/Odyssey Toulon Stroke Lab Austin/Odyssey 2 Ball DFX/ TaylorMade Spider Tour Black/Ping Anser F/Scotty Cameron TeI3 Sole Stamp Newport 2. All with different grips, weights, and lengths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver & black 6,461 Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 125 or 130 doesn't really concern me. That's a 9 iron for me, regardless of 5 yds. one way or the other...lol. I wish I was good enough to worry about 5 yds. I'm happy with being on the green in regulation. Maybe some day............. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4Left 119 Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Rangefinder for me. I have used apps and a motoactv watch until they seemed to stop supporting it. Rangefinder makes me feel as close to 100% without slope that I have the right club. GPS still seemed to have a bit of guess work. Been playing a few strokes better since picking it up! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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